St Johnstone meet Cove Rangers in Scottish Cup

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Goals: Buckie Thistle reach the Scottish Cup third round

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Scottish Championship leaders St Johnstone will face League 1 strugglers Cove Rangers in the third round of the Scottish Cup.

Partick Thistle, second in the second tier, will visit League 2 Forfar Athletic, while fellow Championship title chasers Ayr United welcome Turriff United

League 1 Hamilton Academical will take a short trip across Lanarkshire to play Airdrieonians and Dunfermline Athletic welcome Queen of the South.

Queen's Park are on the road to play Linlithgow Rose and Greenock Morton visit against Peterhead. Raith Rovers host Alloa Athletic and Ross County visit Banks O'Dee.

Premiership clubs, including holders Aberdeen, enter in the fourth round.

Ties will take place on the weekend of 29/30 November, with one game shown live on BBC Scotland.

Third round draw

Airdrieonians v Hamilton Academical

Annan Athletic v Buckie Thistle

Ayr United v Turriff United

Banks O'Dee v Ross County

Benburb v Montrose

Bonnyrigg Rose v Spartans

Camelon Juniors v Edinburgh City

Dumbarton v Auchinleck Talbot

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

East Fife v Arbroath

Elgin City v Stirling Albion

Forfar Athletic v Partick Thistle

Kelty Hearts v Brechin City

Linlithgow Rose v Queen's Park

Peterhead v Greenock Morton

Raith Rovers v Alloa Athletic

St Johnstone v Cove Rangers

Stenhousemuir v Clachnacuddin

Stranraer v Clydebank

Tranent v Inverness CT